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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1961

Page

10

Bradbury PTA Delegates Named To Attend Meigs County Council

Bradbury PTA delegates were named for the Meigs County PTA Council meeting on Oct 5 at Chester School. Officers installed include Gladys Cummings as vice president. other officers are Joan Morris secretary and Bessie King treasurer. A school of instruction is set for Sept 28 at Pomeroy Elementary. Committees cover safety program ways and means hospitality and publicity. Room mothers were named for all grades and will form the social committee.

Middleport Meigs County Pta Bradbury Pta William King Chester Betty Biggs Paul Thomas Thelma Dill Jerry Lightfoot Kathryn Evans Goldie Fridley Mary McGlone Glen Evans Norma Russell Thelma Wiley Pomeroy Gladys Cummings Joan Morris Bessie King PTA Meigs Soil Conservation District Audrew Theobald Robert Morris Everett Lightfoot Edith Forrest Helen Johnson Nathan Biggs Glenn Evans Ways and Means Mrs. Wiley Goldie Sargent Ada Ohlinger Marlene Hall Irene Bailey Lydia Gilkey Freda Little Maxine Little Eva Millican Laura Harrison Robert Jeffers Bertha Bing Alice Russell Naomi King Audrey Theobald Grace Warner Evelyn Napper Paul McElroy Ember Warner Virginia Whitlatch Odessa Roush Naomi Smith Fridley Madeline Evans Betty McIntosh Mabel Michael Darlene Price Jane Williams Thelma Crisp Eunice Eblin Grade Warner Dorothy Reeves Mildred Milburn Nancy Smith Mary Arms Shirley Friend Hilah McDaniels Kathryn Moore Juanita Ratliff Erelyn Thoma Jerry Halley Mary Hoover Violet Miller Shirley Tucker Ruth DeLong Goldie Gheen Roberta Jeffers Margaret McDanne W. Stanley Perry Hoffman

Two Wrecks Investigated In Pomeroy

Pomeroy police investigated two Tuesday accidents. Dale Boyd 63 Racine struck the rear of Lois Ann Reitmire 27 Letart W Va at E Main and Nye Ave after Reitmire stopped for a signal. A second collision occurred on Lincoln Heights involving Nancy S Johnson Pomeroy and Paul J Huston Syracuse with limited damage.

Pomeroy Dale Boyd Racine Lois Ann Reitmire Letart W. Va E. Main Nye Ave Reitmire Lincoln Heights Nancy S. Johnson Paul J. Huston Syracuse

Pomeroy Man Bound To Grand Jury In Assault Case

Charles Chidgrim Pomeroy was bound to the Meigs County grand jury under a 500 dollar bond after entering an innocent plea to assault and battery charges in Judge Emmet W. Peoples court.

Pomeroy Charles Chidgrim Meigs County Emmet W. Peoples

Middleport Personal Notes Catch Weekend Visits

Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sauer and children included Delmar Baum and kids Nancy Kay and Timmy from Chester. Richard Vaughan and children visited Dunbar West Virginia with relatives at the Middleport Presbyterian churches. Mrs. Forrest Bachtel stayed in Vienna West Virginia with her mother. Jay Warner ill at home with influenza. Mary Schaaf from Columbus weekend guest of the Bachners. O E McKinley hosted Brooks McKinley Reynoldsburg. Mrs. Carl Brannon recovering from Holzer Hospital surgery.

Harold Sauer Delmar Baum Nancy Kay Timmy Chester Richard Vaughan Dunbar W. Va E. O. Tewksbury James Harley Middleport First Scioto Forrest Bachtel Vienna J. W. Dawson O. E. McKinley Brooks McKinley Reynoldsburg Carl Brannon Holzer Hospital

Booster Reception for Gherke at Middleport HS

A booster reception honors Eugene Gherke the new instrumental music instructor at Middleport High School from LaPlata Maryland. The Middleport Band Boosters Association hosts the event with past presidents as hostesses and a preceding business session in the band room led by president Mrs Lewis Sauer Jr.

Middleport Eugene Gherke Middleport High School Gherke LaPlata Middleport Band Boosters Association Dale Dutton Carroll Swanson L. R. Wiley Kenneth McElhinney Wallace Bradford Emerson Jones Lewis Sauer, Jr

Ice Cream Social Planned at Bedford Youth Center

An ice cream social will start at 5 Saturday evening at the Bedford Youth Center. Homemade ice cream pie cake and coffee will be sold with proceeds benefiting the building fund.

Pomeroy Bedford Youth Center

Three Tax Levies Set for November Ballot in Meigs County

Meigs County voters will decide on three levies at the November election. A countywide 6.5 mill tax would fund tuberculosis care and clinic operations for five years. Middleport residents face a 2 mill levy for operating expenses over five years. Lebanon Township backers seek a 0.5 mill cemetery levy for five years. Civilian absentee and disabled voting begins Oct. 9.

Pomeroy Meigs County County Board of Elections Dorothy John Ston Lebanon Township Board of Election

Mayor Legar Handles 13 Traffic Cases

A list from Mayor Charles Legar’s court shows 13 defendants fined or bond forfeitures. Names include Wilbur Napper, Charles Keller, Howard Searles, Charles W. Crippen, Cecil Corvin, George C. Shuttleworth, Ronald Spires, Willie Collins, Eleanor C. Vieh, Theodore F. Smith, Paul R. Riggs, Leslie L. Whittington, and Robert Burns with varied offenses such as intoxication speeding no operator's license reckless operation and bond forfeiture.

Ronald Spires Willie Mason Collins Eleanor C. Vieh Theodore F. Smith Paul R. Riggs Leslie L. Whittington Robert Burns

Evangeline Missionary Group Meeting at Pomeroy Church

Evangeline Missionary Group of the Pomeroy Church of Christ met at Mrs. Denver Kapple’s home. Mrs Harold Smith presided. Mrs Mason Fisher led a devotional on Faith. Cards were sent to ill members and a card shower planned for Mrs Lula Snouffer.

Pomeroy Elwood Bowers Evangeline Missionary Group Pomeroy Church of Christ Denver Kapple Harold Smith Mason Fisher Jerry Master Japan Conrad Ohlinger Harry Osborne Lula Snouffer Milton Roush Bowers Kapale Phyllis

Kindergarten Party Celebrates Fifth Birthday in Middleport

The Middleport morning kindergarten hosted a party for Joey Rosenbaum on his fifth birthday. Guests included Douglas Rosenbaum and classmates Debra and Donna Powell Don Vaughan Robbie Harris Rusty Lee Stevie Price Eddie Mitchell. Mrs Pearl Reynolds assisted the celebration.

Middleport Joey Rosenbaum Richard Rosenbaum Rosenbaum Pearl Reynolds Douglas Rosenbaum Joey Debra Powell Donna Powell Don Vaughan Robbie Harris Rusty Lee Stevie Price Eddie Mitchell Vern Ord Marv Krawsczyn Terry Pickens Mila Siders

Wesleyan Guild Plans Rummage Sale at Davis-Warner

The Wesleyan Service Guild of Racine Methodist Church will hold a rummage sale on Friday September 29 at the Davis Warner Insurance building. The event aims to raise funds for church programs and community outreach in the area.

Pomeroy Wesleyan Service Guild Racine

Wheels Taken from Garage

Sheriff Robert Hartenbach investigates theft at Basil Haynes residence on Leading Creek Road. Entry to the Haynes garage left the car on a jack with two rear wheels removed. Wiring under the hood damaged and radio antenna torn from the vehicle.

Pomeroy Robert Hartenbach Basil Haynes Leading Creek Road Hartenbach Haynes

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